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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2000-63 Petitioning the Board of County Commissioners to direct the Miami-Dade County Public Works and Traffic departments to adopt the tree planting recommendationsRESOLUTION NO. 2000-63 A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA; RELATING TO STREET TREES, PETITIONING THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO DIRECT THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRAFFIC TO ADOPT AN ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIENTIOUS STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM BASED UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. WHEREAS, the Village Council of the Village of Key Biscayne believes that it is the role of government to act as agents for the greater public good; and WHEREAS, one such public good is the preservation and enhancement of native ecological communities within Miami -Dade County; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of this public good, the upcoming planting OG street trees by the County in public rights -of -way should be consistent with the aforementioned goal of ecological enhancement, particularly with respect to species selection, tree groupings, and species location within the County; and WHEREAS, the Village of Key Biscayne further urges the County to emphasize native species listed as "threatened" or "endangered" by contract -growing such species with local nurseries, thereby creating an economy for these at -risk native plants; and WHEREAS, furtherance of the goals of the Cool Communities organization, the use of canopy shade trees should be promoted over the use of palm trees in order to help mitigate "heat sinks" that increase ambient temperatures within urban areas. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF KEY BISCAYNE, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Village of Key Biscayne hereby petitions the Board of County Commissioners to direct the Miami -Dade County Public Works and Traffic Department to adopt the tree planting recommendations attached hereto as Attachment A. Section 2. The Village of Key Biscayne further petitions the Board of County Commissioners to direct the Miami -Dade County Public Works and Traffic Department to contract - grow native species listed as "threatened" or "endangered" in order to create an economy for these at -risk endemic species. Section 3. The Street Tree Recommendations attached thereto as Exhibit A are hereby adopted in this resolution. PASSED AND ADOPTED this, 5th day of December , 2000. 7 r� MAYOR JOE I. RASCO CONCHITA H. ALVAREZ, CMC, VILLAG APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGAL S i(5Z' 144W\ RICHARD JAY WEISS, VILLAGE ATTORNEY Exhibit A Recommended Tree Plantings The goal is to plant native shade trees in groupings that make ecological sense. Accordingly, outlined below are three groups of trees from South Florida's principal botanical niches. Each tree is listed with their natural ecological associates, and each groups includes simplified regional distribution information to assist with group selection. Not every species needs to be selected from each group for any given plan. Rather, should a variety of trees be desired, the selection of trees should be from the same group to achieve the goal of "ecological consistency". Tree Grouping No. 1: Coastal Hammock Ideal for eastern parts of the county (east of US 1) Street Shade Trees Willow Bustic Blolly White Mangrove Green Buttonwood Soapberry Scientific Name Sideroxylon salicifolium Guapira discolor Laguncularia racemosa Conocarpus erectus Sapindus saponaria For Underneath Powerlines Silver Buttonwood Boxwood Bitterbush Rhacoma Conocarpus erectus Scha feria frutescens Picramnia pentandra Crossopetalum rhacoma Notes Medium-sized flowering tree Medium-sized ornamental Large tree Large tree Medium-sized flowering tree Small tree to 20' Small tree, Endangered -FL Small ornamental, Endangered -FL Small tree, Endangered -FL Tree Grouping No. 2 : Tropical Hammock Ideal for the central parts of the county (between US 1 and Turnpike) Street Shade Trees Satinleaf Live Oak Mahogany Paradise Tree Torchwood Lancewood Pigeon Plum Scientific Name Chrysophyllum oliforme Quercus virginiana Swietenia mahagoni Simarouba glauca Amyris elemifera Nectandra coriacea Coccoloha diversifola Notes Medium-sized ornamental Large tree Large tree Large tree with broad canopy Large tree with fragrant flowers Medium-sized tree Large tree Continued ... Exhibit A Recommended Tree Plantings (Page 2 of 2) Tree Grouping No. 2 : Tropical Hammock (continued) Ideal for the central parts of the county (e.g., between US 1 and Turnpike) For Underneath Powerlines S trongbark Simpson Stopper Spicewood Tetrazygia Redberry Stopper Red Stopper Boureria ovata (B. succulenta ) Myrcianthes fragrans Calyptranthes pallens Tetra7ygia bicolor Eugenia confusa Eugenia rhombea Small tree to 20', Endangered -FL 20' ornamental, Threatened -FL Small 20' tree, Threatened -FL Small tree to 15', Threatened -FL Small tree to 20', Endangered -FL Small tree to 15', Endangered -FL Tree Grouping No. 3: Everglades Hammock Ideal for western parts of the county, or within residential drainage swales (note: these trees are adaptable, and don 't have to be planted in wet areas) Street Shade Trees Sugarberry Sweetbay Magnolia Red Bay Dahoon Holly Bald -Cypress Celtis laevigata Magnolia virginiana Persea borbonia Ilex cassine Taxodium distichum For Underneath Powerlines Myrsine Wax Myrtle Marlberry Cocoplum Myrsine guianensis Myrica cerifera Ardisia escallonioides Chrysobalanus icaco Large tree Medium-sized tree Medium-sized tree Medium-sized Ornamental Large tree Small tree to 20' Small tree to 20' Ornamental to 20' Small tree to 20' Author: David K. Goodin, City of South Miami Stormwater Utility Manager References Haehle, Robert G., and Brookwell, J. Native Florida Plants. Houston, Texas: Gulf Publishing Company, 1999. Wunderlin, R. P. and B. F. Hansen. 2000. Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants (http://www.plantatlas.usf.edu/).[S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.